The Ministry of Health is once again reporting zero new cases of Covid-19 in the Bay of Plenty.

On Monday and Tuesday this week, there were also no new cases reported.

On Wednesday, the Ministry reported one new case in the region.

Nationally, there are 39 new community cases and 46 new border cases.

The Ministry reports that 21 people are in hospital with the virus. Of those, six are in North Shore, eight are in Auckland and seven are in Middlemore hospitals.

Regional updates

The Ministry is continuing to ask anyone in New Zealand with symptoms – no matter how mild – to get tested, even if you're vaccinated. Please stay at home until you return a negative test result.

Testing and vaccination centre locations nationwide can be found on the Healthpoint website.

Please also continue to check for any updated Locations of Interest and appropriate health advice, updated regularly on the Ministry's website.

Auckland

There are 21 new cases to report in Auckland.

Health and welfare providers are now supporting 712 people in the region to isolate at home, including 142 cases.

Lakes

There are 14 new cases to report in the Lakes DHB region today, all in the Rotorua District.

Nine of today's cases are linked to previously reported cases, the remaining cases are still being investigated to determine any links.

All cases are isolating at home or in managed accommodation.

Hawke's Bay

There are three new cases to report in Hawke's Bay.

One of these cases was announced yesterday and is being formally added to the tally today.

Two of the cases are linked to previously reported cases, and investigations are underway to identify a link for the third, who is believed to have contracted COVID-19 outside of the region.

There are now six active cases in the Hawke's Bay.

See a full breakdown of today's numbers below;

COVID-19 vaccine update

• Vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people): 3,992,821 first doses (95%); 3,904,231 second doses (93%); 36,245 third primary doses; 864,929 booster doses

• Vaccines administered yesterday: 1,236 first doses; 2,433 second doses; 525 third primary doses and 36,226 booster doses.

• Māori (percentage of eligible people): 507,862 first doses (89%); 478,318 second doses (84%).

• Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people): 275,028 first doses (96%); 266,019 second doses (93%).

Vaccination rates by DHB with active cases (percentage of eligible people)

• Northland DHB: First doses (89%); second doses (86%)

• Auckland Metro DHBs: First doses (97%); second doses (95%)

• Waikato DHB: First doses (94%); second doses (92%)

• Bay of Plenty DHB: First doses (94%); second doses (91%)

• Lakes DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (89%)

• Hawke's Bay DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (93%)

• Wairarapa DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (93%)

• Capital and Coast DHB: First doses (98%); second doses (97%)

• Hutt Valley DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (94%)

• Canterbury DHB: First doses (99%); second doses (97%)

• MidCentral DHB: First doses (96%); second doses (93%)

Hospitalisations

• Cases in hospital: 21; North Shore: 6; Auckland: 8; Middlemore: 7.
• Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region wards only): Unvaccinated or not eligible (7 cases / 37%); partially immunised
• Average age of current hospitalisations: 55
• Cases in ICU or HDU: 1; Middlemore: 1.

Cases

• Seven day rolling average of community cases: 22
• Seven day rolling average of border cases: 37
• Number of new community cases: 39
• Number of new cases identified at the border: 46
• *Location of new community cases: Auckland (21), Lakes (14), Hawke's Bay (2), Canterbury (1), West Coast (1).
• Number of community cases (total): 11,360 (in current community outbreak)
• Cases epidemiologically linked (total): 8,670
• Number of active cases (total): 525 (cases identified in the past 21 days and not yet classified as recovered)
• Confirmed cases (total): 14,959

Contacts

• Number of active contacts being managed (total): 4,848
• Percentage who has received an outbound call from contact tracers (to confirm testing and isolation requirements): 77%
• Percentage who has returned at least one result: 79%

Tests

• Number of tests total (last 24 hours): 16,184
• Tests rolling average (last 7 days): 13,841
• Auckland tests total (last 24 hours): 8,425

Wastewater

• No unexpected results.

NZ COVID Tracer

• Poster scans in the 24 hours to midday yesterday: 2,350,639
• Manual diary entries in the 24 hours to midday: 37,598

My Vaccine Pass

• My vaccine pass downloads total: 4,831,138
• My vaccine pass downloads (last 24 hours): 14,465